Touret's Scleropodium Moss
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Touret's Scleropodium Moss

Scleropodium touretii

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Photo: (c) John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by John D Reynolds

Overview

A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.

Touret's Scleropodium Moss faces severe threats from habitat destruction and degradation of its specialized Mediterranean coastal environments. Urban development, tourism infrastructure, and climate change-induced alterations to moisture regimes pose significant risks to this endemic species with extremely limited distribution.

Threat summary

Habitat

This moss species occupies specialized Mediterranean coastal habitats, typically found on calcareous rocks, walls, and soil in maritime environments with specific moisture and salt tolerance requirements. It occurs in narrow coastal zones where it depends on particular microclimatic conditions created by sea spray and Mediterranean climate patterns.

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Frequently asked questions

Why is Touret's Scleropodium Moss classified as Critically Endangered?
Touret's Scleropodium Moss is classified as Critically Endangered — facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild — because population sizes are very small, declining sharply, or restricted to a tiny range. Touret's Scleropodium Moss faces severe threats from habitat destruction and degradation of its specialized Mediterranean coastal environments. Urban development, tourism infrastructure, and climate change-induced alterations to moisture regimes pose significant risks to this endemic species with extremely limited distribution.
Where does Touret's Scleropodium Moss live?
Touret's Scleropodium Moss occurs in across multiple regions. Country-level distribution data is sourced from the IUCN Red List and cross-referenced with GBIF occurrences.
What are the main threats to Touret's Scleropodium Moss?
The main threats to Touret's Scleropodium Moss are ai-1, ai-2, ai-3, and ai-4. The full IUCN-classified threat record for this species is detailed on the species page.

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